Blowby And Oil Analysis

[JThacker]

I originally thought that I may have a blow by issue because of some vapor out of the oil fill hole when opened, I use no oil and there is only an occasional drip on the breather hose no spots on axle or present in the vicinity. So I had my oil analyzed and everything was good except iron was 30 pm which really doesn't suprise me because I ran the truck harder than ever before and at higher rpm also silicon was 15 ppm which I think can be attributed to the fact that I had the valve cover off during this interval checking valve lash. My question is what things would tend to be out of range in an engine with excessive blowby, I am thinking hi soot levels. Also I checked my air intake and there was no dust present in the pipe. Truck has 49,000 miles and 9 thousand ago got the f1 camshaft and valve springs and valve job and o ring to the head, and also has ridiculous power. Jay

 

[Forrest Nearing]

I'd keep driving and enjoying it

 

[JCleary]

I was thinking about this exact same thing today while sitting at a light...



Windows down, truck idling, and it looked like a smoker was hiding under my truck. There was a steady stream of blowby coming out from the tube. Never any drips, but definitely a good amount of smoke. Much more than on my '03. I can't wait to get my results from Blackstone. 10k miles for me...